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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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